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...Even more alarmingly, only approximately 34 percent of Harvard men and 63 percent of Harvard women graduate having ever been tested for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). Of course, one could easily argue that many people abstain from sex, and that would explain at least some of the numbers above. But given that 64 percent of respondents claimed that they were sexually experienced, the number of people who get tested for STDs is shockingly low. And if you do go to the doctor and get tested it is important to remember that a pap test is separate from a STD test...

Author: By Annika L. Giesbrecht and Katie E. Koopman | Title: Beyond HPV Vaccine Pricing | 10/4/2007 | See Source »

...addressed at the World Health Assembly, the annual meeting of all 193 member nations of the WHO, which begins May 14. Indonesia has been weathering criticism of its response to bird flu since the outbreaks began, but the country will come under intense international pressure if it continues to abstain from sharing. One international health expert based in the region notes that Jakarta hasn't been shy about asking for international help in controlling the disease in chickens, claiming that bird flu had originated outside its borders. "But when it comes to sharing samples, they take the position that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Indonesia's Bird Flu Showdown | 5/10/2007 | See Source »

...many men haven’t figured out how to orgasm because they don’t know where their penis is? How many want to masturbate but honestly don’t know how? How many abstain from sex, convinced that their genitals are grossly deformed, abnormal, or smell really bad? How many fake orgasms...

Author: By Lea H. Broh and Jenna M. Mellor | Title: Let’s Talk About Sex, Baby | 5/4/2007 | See Source »

...thought that I wouldn’t graduate high school and that like some other guy, I’d probably be in a juvenile hall. I was never in juvenile hall. I’ve never stolen a lollipop.” Not only did Jenkins honorably abstain from lollipop thievery, he also graduated valedictorian from UC Berkeley—“You know Berkeley right? We have more Nobel laureates than you?” He jokes...somewhat seriously. And, in a true, Jenkins fashion, he returned home to confront his former intimidator...

Author: By Jessica L. Fleischer, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: FM goes VIP at 3EB | 5/2/2007 | See Source »

Participating undergraduates said they were pleased with the event, though some who abstain from alcohol said that they didn’t find the individual sessions particularly informative...

Author: By Raviv Murciano-goroff and Shoshana S. Tell, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: University Gives Out Nalgenes, Information | 4/30/2007 | See Source »

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